Category Archives: State News

An Eastern Wisconsin legislator's bill aimed at improving government efficiency has taken a step towards becoming law. Assembly Bill 908, authored by Senator Andre Jacque of New Franken, passed in the...

A Trempealeau County plant is preparing to lay off 86 of its workers. The Associated Milk Producers, Inc. Cheese Plant in Blair is transitioning from being a producer of cheddar cheese to being a prod...

A Dane County coach is being investigated for allegedly having inappropriate communication with students. Police say the Mount Horeb School District coach is a non-teacher coach and is currently being...

A man shot by Brookfield police is being linked to drive-by shootings in the Waukesha area. It was Saturday night when the suspect was involved in a car crash and fled the scene, later ending with the...

More charges are being filed against a Milwaukee man in connection with a pregnant woman's death. Prosecutors put in an amended complaint against Cameron Washington for a charge of homicide in the dea...

Article submitted by Lisa Devins-Horohoe, MPL Public Services Associate I am a big fan of the "New Year, New You" concept. The older I get, the more I try to encourage myself to seize the moment and d...

Another member of the Leinenkugel family is taking over the Wisconsin-based company. A social media post last week announced Katie Leinenkugel would be the next president of the Jacob Leinenkugel Brew...

A Dane County dog breeder is being taken to court by two animal rights groups. The Nonhuman Rights Project and Animal Activist Legal Defense Project have filed a lawsuit in Dane County Court against R...

A man facing kidnapping charges in a 2023 case involving an elderly victim is pleading no contest in La Crosse County. Prosecutors say that Caleb Crocker was one of three people who held an 84-year-ol...

Wisconsin health officials are confirming a case of the measles in Dane County. Health officials said the person became exposed to the illness during international travel. This marks the state's secon...